Listed Building record TQ 55 SW 212 - 2 HIGH STREET
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5316 5425 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55SW |
Civil Parish | SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HIGH STREET 1. 1614 (East Side) No 2 TQ 5354/1/2 II 2. C18 but with C19 bay window and porch additions and modern rendering. 3-window facade of 2 storeys with C18 flat modillioned cornice and concealed leaded gutter; ridge tile roof with 3 flat-roofed leaded dormers. End brick stacks. Centre projecting stucco porch with square corner pilasters, moulded entablature and cornice. Square, projecting bays on either side of porch carried up 2 storeys with large, square-paned, modern casement windows on both floors. C18 sash window in centre over porch. Historical associations - Charles Dickens used to lodge at this house when visiting Sevenoaks.
Listing NGR: TQ5316054251 (1)
In 1994 a survey on cellars in the Sevenoaks area was undertaken. 2 High Street was found to have the entire floor area taken by the cellar. (2)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> ?, 1994, Sevenoaks Cellar Survey (Unpublished document). SKE17186.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Sevenoaks Cellar Survey (EKE11452)
Record last edited
Jan 5 2012 4:37PM